Comparative category: 2220 books
Freedom for Sale
Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
Democratic liberalism v. authoritarianism – the ideological divide that defined the twentieth century. But when the cold war ended, “the end of history” was proclaimed. Soon the fire of freedom would burn worldwide, the experts said. And where markets were freed, human rights would inevitably...
Jewish–Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity
Seven Twentieth-Century Converts
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
This book is an exploration of what would seem to be a simple question, but is actually the object of a profound quest—“who is a Jew?” This is a deeply complex issue, both within Judaism, and in interactions between Jews and Christians. Jewish–Christian Difference and Modern Jewish Identity:...
Law and the Making of the Soviet World
The Red Demiurge
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book is an unconventional reappraisal of Soviet law: a field that is ripe for re-evaluation, now that it is clear of Cold War cobwebs; and, as this book shows, one that is surprisingly topical and newly compelling. Scott Newton argues here that the Soviet order was a work of law. Drawing on a...
William James and a Science of Religions
Reexperiencing The Varieties of Religious Experience
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2004
The "science of religion" is an important element in the interpretation of William James's work and in the methodology of the study of religion. An authority on pragmatism and the philosophy of religion, Wayne Proudfoot and a stellar group of contributors from a variety of disciplines including...
by Carol L. Rizzolo, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2011
Story telling by the dying moves us. When those who lay dying tell their stories and speak their truths, those of us at the bedside are called to pay attention and to listen with our hearts. It would seem that words spoken with the last sacred breaths of life are imbued with a quality that transcends...
Buddhism
A Concise Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A concise and up-to-date guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism by two luminaries in the field of world religions.
Hinduism
Path of the Ancient Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Hinduism, the world's oldest living religion, embodies a wide spectrum of philosophies, beliefs, and customs. It has prompted thinkers from an array of cultures and ages-from Apollonius Tyaneus, a first century Greek thinker, to Voltaire, Mark Twain, and Albert Einstein-to extol its influence.
Now,...
by Benjamin M. Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
From the author of Day of Reckoning, the acclaimed critique of Ronald Reagan’s economic policy (“Every citizen should read it,” said The New York Times): a persuasive, wide-ranging argument that economic growth provides far more than material benefits.
In clear-cut prose, Benjamin M....
Mission to Tibet
The Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Account of Father Ippolito Desideri S. J.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Mission to Tibet recounts the fascinating eighteenth-century journey of the Jesuit priest ippolito Desideri (1684 - 1733) to the Tibetan plateau. The italian missionary was most notably the first european to learn about Buddhism directly with Tibetan schol ars and monks - and from a profound study...
From the Course of My Life
Autobiographical Fragments
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Rudolf Steiner found the spiritual science of anthroposophy and the many practical disciplines that arose from it. Eventually, he would write his Autobiography, although its composition would be interrupted by his unexpected death.
This volume is an essential complement to Steiner's unfinished...
by Alan Watts
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Before he became a counterculture hero, Alan Watts was known as an incisive scholar of Eastern and Western psychology and philosophy. In this 1961 classic, Watts demonstrates his deep understanding of both Western psychotherapy and the Eastern spiritual philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism, Vedanta, and...
The Mystic Heart
Discovering Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Drawing on experience as an interreligious monk Brother Wayne Teasdale reveals the power of spirituality and its practical elements. He combines a profound Christian faith with an intimate understanding of ancient religious traditions.
by Rudolf Steiner
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1978
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1978
(From the forward) This book has a twofold purpose. First, it is intended to provide a new insight for those gentele people who are still anamoured of the retiring compassion of Buddhism. Anyone, however, who feels the Eastern way to be more comforting than that of the West will benefit form a careful...
by Andrew Harvey
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Adapted from a series of lectures on the historical basis and current resurgence of the sacred feminine, given by Andrew Harvey at the California Institute of Integral Studies in Spring 1994, The Return of the Mother is a profound journey into the heart of the Divine Mother.
In this comprehensive...